Penns Grove System water quality
Moderately Hard2 municipalities · Salem
Penns Grove System reports water hardness of 6.7 grains per gallon — 115 mg/L as calcium carbonate, moderately hard on the USGS scale. Because the reading is taken on finished water leaving treatment, it is the figure for all 2 towns on this system rather than for any one of them.
Reported panel
| Hardness (grains per gallon) | 6.7 |
|---|---|
| Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | 115 |
| Classification | Moderately Hard |
| pH | Not reported |
| Total dissolved solids | Not reported |
| Disinfectant residual | Not reported |
| Sodium | Not reported |
| Chloride | Not reported |
| Sulfate | Not reported |
| Fluoride | Not reported |
| Manganese | Not reported |
| Iron | Not reported |
Source: NJ American Water — Penns Grove System, CCR.
Municipalities on this system
Questions people ask
- How hard is Penns Grove System water?
- Penns Grove System reports hardness of 6.7 grains per gallon (115 mg/L as calcium carbonate), which the USGS scale classifies as moderately hard. The figure is a system-wide reading and applies to every municipality on the system.
- Which towns are served by Penns Grove System?
- 2 municipalities on file are served by Penns Grove System, across Salem County: Carneys Point Township, Pedricktown.
- Why do towns on Penns Grove System publish the same hardness number?
- Hardness is measured at the treatment plant and at entry points to distribution, not street by street. Every town buying finished water from Penns Grove System therefore reports the same value.
- How much sodium is in Penns Grove System water?
- Penns Grove System has not published a sodium figure in the report on file. Anyone on a sodium-restricted diet should request the current year's report from the utility directly.
- Do I need a water softener on Penns Grove System water?
- At 6.7 gpg, softening is optional — a maintenance and comfort decision rather than a necessary one.
Get your own tap tested
System-wide figures describe finished water leaving the plant. A test at your own tap is what tells you the hardness, iron and pH your plumbing actually sees.
Hardness is a nuisance parameter, not a regulated health contaminant. See the Learn hub for treatment comparisons, or how these figures are sourced.